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Flashback: Green Day Get Muddy and Violent at Woodstock '94

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Green Day's major label debut Dookie had been on shelves for five months at this point, slowly climbing by #19. The group saw Woodstock '94 as an amazing opportunity to reach a wider audience, and when fans began throwing mud they didn't hesitate to throw back, culminating in a near-riot where a security guard mistook basset Mike Dirnt for a psychotic fan and smashed his front teeth out. It was absolute chaos. It was also one of the most memorable performance of the entire festival, causing MTV to play highlights over and over. Check out this video of "Paper Lanterns" from the set.

Within three months, Dookie was at #4 on the charts and headlining arenas across the country. "Welcome To Paradise," "Longview" and "Basket Case" were all over the radio and MTV. Hopefully Ollie Armstrong forgave her son for his behavior at Woodstock '94 by that point.

Green Day's major label debut Dookie had been on shelves for five months at this point, slowly climbing by #19. The group saw Woodstock '94 as an amazing opportunity to reach a wider audience, and when fans began throwing mud they didn't hesitate to throw back, culminating in a near-riot where a security guard mistook basset Mike Dirnt for a psychotic fan and smashed his front teeth out. It was absolute chaos. It was also one of the most memorable performance of the entire festival, causing MTV to play highlights over and over. Check out this video of "Paper Lanterns" from the set.

Within three months, Dookie was at #4 on the charts and headlining arenas across the country. "Welcome To Paradise," "Longview" and "Basket Case" were all over the radio and MTV. Hopefully Ollie Armstrong forgave her son for his behavior at Woodstock '94 by that point.